Miles Fisher Instagram – I’ll let you in on a little secret I learned traveling the world: the best introduction to a new city isn’t through its nightlife, or its tourist attractions and markets. It happens before the stores open and the tour buses start their routes. Whenever I visit a new place, I wake up and hunt down the best coffee shop in the vicinity. That’s where a city’s story unfolds. And I love a good story.
To order a cup of coffee in a foreign land is to witness a cultural choreography and breath of local sensibilities. Subtle variations emerge: in Australia, a flat white is presented with the latest surfing reports while in Tokyo, a barista pours into handmade pottery with a flourish. Italians never sit down to take their espresso, while in Ecuador, a whole table will fill their cups with coffee dripping out of a suspended mesh bag.
Coffee is my cultural passport. It is so much more than just a brown drink with caffeine: it’s a communal conversation, a daily ritual, a clarification of ideas, a slingshot into the day.
I’ve been lucky to visit over 50 countries in my life and all that travel has taught me that coffee is global, culture is local, and a good story is universal. For five years now, I’ve been working towards my dream to build a coffee business (@bixbycoffee – last slide) that uses storytelling to create community and inspire the imagination. Onwards! One ☕️ at a time…
#coffee #coffeeshop | Posted on 30/Mar/2022 04:49:33
